Award winning wines have been made from these well-maintained home vineyard grapes. Approximately 500 lbs of petite sirah and 350 lbs of barbera are available. Buyer picks. Grapes are $.70 / lb. A destemmer-crusher is available for use. If interested, please contact Nasser Assadi at assadinasser@gmail.com or 916 505 9341.
A White Winemaking 101 Focus group is being organized by Donna Bettencourt. Over a dozen members have signed up so far and registration is closing May 31. Contact Donna Bettencourt at donnab1045@gmail.com if you are interested. Participants will learn to make white wine through one in person meeting, two zooms, and a joint crush and…
If you entered this year’s California State Fair Home Wine Competition, you awards are available to be picked up by May 31st at the State Fair Administration Building at 1600 Expo Boulevard between the hours of 10 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday. Contact Marilyn Langhorst at homewine@expo.com to make an appointment to pick…
Home gardener is growing two vines each of Merlot and Pinot Noir (see pic below) for ambiance. The 5-year old vines are prolific, but the gardener says they are not very good for eating. Therefore, she’d like to donate the grapes to a club member. The garden is at Fair Oaks and San Juan in…
The May 19 Jubilee Picnic and Awards Ceremony is fast approaching and due to PayPal’s inability to process online payments, the deadline for making your reservations for the Jubilee Picnic has been extended to May 15. Paying by PayPal or Credit Card Paying by check More about the Jubilee Picnic and Awards Ceremony: details. Contacts:
Amos and Wreatha Olson are sponsoring a purchase from Naggiar Vineyards in Grass Valley. These are very well managed grapes and Amos has a personal relationship with the vineyard manager and with him will walk the vineyard during the summer to keep an eye on the quality. Amos and Wreatha have been buying these grapes since…
